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Why the Supreme Court rejected Trump-backed Missouri congressional map

The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, potentially bringing an end to a long-running redistricting dispute as absentee voting gets underway in the state.

The Times of India · Sep 26

Supreme Court Blocks Missouri's Messy, Trump-Backed Gerrymandering Fight

The decision ends a yearlong legal war spanning multiple lawsuits, contradictory state and federal court orders, and repeated appeals to the Supreme Court.

Reason · Sep 11

US Supreme Court blocks Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Missouri's redrawn congressional map favoring Republicans. This decision dealt a setback to President Donald Trump and Republican House odds. The justices suspended a federal judge's decision allowing the map's use in elections. Challengers had sought the Supreme Court's intervention after a state judge's ruling. The…

The Economic Times · Sep 10

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MAGA Reportedly Having a Total Meltdown Because Brett Kavanaugh Just Blocked Their Missouri Election Maps

Justice Brett Kavanaugh's rejection of Missouri Republicans' redistricting request has sparked outrage among MAGA supporters, leaving the state's map status unresolved.

International Business Times UK · Sep 9

Supreme Court Just Handed Republicans a Rare and Massive Defeat Over a Disputed Congressional Map

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Missouri's request to use a new congressional map, leading to legal uncertainty as a federal judge issued a conflicting order, impacting the state's upcoming elections.

International Business Times UK · Sep 9

#TheyLied Defamation Plaintiff, Suing Over Rape Allegations, Can Prove Reputational Harm with His Own Testimony

In Apperson v. Kaminsky, decided Friday by the Missouri Supreme Court (opinion by Justice Paul Wilson, Apperson sued his ex-romantic… The post #TheyLied Defamation Plaintiff, Suing Over Rape Allegations, Can Prove Reputational Harm with His Own Testimony appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 28

Missouri keeps abortion on the ballot

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled to keep a November ballot initiative that would reverse the state's abortion ban

Salon · Sep 11, 2024

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Missouri Supreme Court Blocks Plea, Orders Innocence Hearing

Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement to spare Marcellus Williams' life, orders hearing on innocence claim in 1998 murder case.

Missouri judges have overturned 2 murder convictions in recent weeks. Why did the AG fight freedom?

A man who was on the verge of walking out of prison this week after a judge found evidence of his “actual innocence” and overturned his murder conviction now faces a fresh legal hurdle

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

Three courts agree that a woman deemed wrongfully convicted should be freed. She still isn't.

A circuit judge, an appellate court and the Missouri Supreme Court agree that a woman whose murder conviction was overturned should be free after 43 years in prison

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2024

Execution date set for Missouri inmate, even as he awaits hearing on claim of actual innocence

The Missouri Supreme Court has set a Sept. 24 execution date for Marcellus Williams, even as the inmate awaits a court hearing on his innocence claim

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024

Mark McCloskey, Pardoned for Brandishing Guns at Protesters, Can't Get the Guns Back

From today's Missouri Court of Appeals decision in McCloskey v. State, written by Judge James M. Dowd and joined by Judges John P. Torbitzky and Michael S. Wright: This appeal arises out of a petition for replevin in which appellant Mark McCloskey sought the return of two firearms that police…

Reason · Dec 26, 2023

Lawyer: Missouri executed man with appeal still pending

The attorney for a man who was executed this week is calling for an investigation, accusing Missouri officials of moving ahead with the lethal injection while federal appeals were pending

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Missouri executes Leonard Taylor, convicted of 2004 murders, despite innocence claim

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Leonard “Raheem” Taylor, who was convicted in a 2004 quadruple murder but maintained his innocence, died by lethal injection Tuesday night at a prison in eastern Missouri.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Attorneys, advocates seek stay of execution for Missouri man

An attorney for Raheem Taylor is urging the Missouri Supreme Court to halt a “constitutionally intolerable event” — the potential execution of an innocent man

Reason · Dec 14, 2022

Missouri Media Groups' Letter About Closure of Court Cases

From a letter (written by Mark Sableman of Thompson Coburn LLP), sent yesterday on behalf of the Missouri Broadcasters Association and Missouri Press Association to the Missouri Supreme Court, asking the court to create a rule "that governs the unusual circumstances when court hearings, files, or proceedings are closed to…

Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022

Kevin Johnson executed in Missouri for 2005 killing of police officer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The state of Missouri carried out the execution of Kevin Johnson on Tuesday evening, The Associated Press reported.

Daily Mirror · Nov 30, 2022

Kevin Johnson, 37, executed for killing police officer despite late appeals

A death row inmate who was sentenced to death for ambushing and killing a police officer has been executed by lethal injection despite a number of late appeals

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The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Missouri to execute Kevin Johnson despite daughter’s pleas and findings of racist conviction

Local official argues prosecutor had biased intent seeking death penalty

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Missouri prepares to execute man for killing officer in 2005

A Missouri inmate convicted of ambushing and killing a St. Louis area police officer he blamed in the death of his younger brother is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, though his lawyers are seeking to have the lethal injection halted

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

The teen desperate to attend her father’s execution — and the court that won’t allow it

Kevin Johnson shot a police officer in 2005 and was sentenced to death when his daughter was just two years old. Now, she is having to fight for the unthinkable. Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

Missouri Supreme Court weighs fate of death row inmate

Attorneys for a Black man on Missouri's death row say he might not be facing execution if he were white

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

February execution date set for Missouri man who killed four

The Missouri Supreme Court has set a February execution date for a suburban St. Louis man who was convicted of killing his girlfriend and her three children nearly 18 years ago

Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022

Recreational marijuana question will remain on Missouri ballot after state court rulings

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri will remain on the Nov. 8 ballot after the Missouri Supreme Court declined to transfer a lawsuit challenging the ballot initiative.

Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022

Missouri Supreme Court reprimands St. Louis prosecutor over handling of 2018 Greitens case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday officially reprimanded St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner for misconduct during her prosecution of then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens for invasion of privacy in 2018.

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